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Halley Knott Dickey, Jr, son of Halley Knott and
Maria Louise Anna Paula (Giesecke) Dickey, was born on July 19, 1920 in Kansas
City, Missouri. He registered for the draft on February 14, 1942. His draft
registration lists him as 6' 0" tall, weighing 165 pounds with blue eyes, brown
hair, and a light complexion. He was inducted into the Army on May 12, 1942 at
Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. He trained at Fort Benning, Georgia and was
stationed for a year at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. He married Lillyan Smith in
August 1943.
2nd Lt
Halley K Dickey, Jr was the commander of Second Platoon, Company M. First
reported missing, he was Killed in Action July 17, 1944 near St Lo, France. He
was awarded a Silver Medal for gallantry during that battle. He is buried at
Linn Cemetery, Wentzville, Missouri.
Silver Star Medal (posthumous) Citation |
Second Lieutenant Halley K Dickey, Jr O1310988,
Infantry, United States Army, for gallantry in action near St Lo, Normandy,
France, 17 July 1944. Lieutenant Dickey was a platoon leader in Company M, 134th
Infantry, participating in the battalion attack on * * *. He was wounded early
in the action but refused evacuation and continued to lead his platoon in a 500
yard advance through heavy concentrations of enemy automatic weapons and
artillery fire. After digging in and setting up a holding position in an area
strewn with enemy mines and booby traps, Lieutenant Dickey noticed a wounded
soldier lying in an uncovered position without protection from enemy fire. He
crawled to the wounded man and proceeded to drag him to safety. While so
engaged, he was killed by an anti-personnel mine; the wounded soldier escaped
further injury. The courageous leadership of Lieutenant Dickey, his
determination to continue with his mission without regard to his personal
safety, and his ultimate sacrifice of his life in saving that of another
soldier, reflects the highest credit upon him and upon the military service.
Entered military service from New Jersey. General Orders No. 10, Headquarters 35th Infantry Division, 12 August 1944 |